| Illinois - Law - 1847 - 600 pages
...protecting property and reputation, and of pursuing theii own happiness. SEc. "2. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness. SEc. 3. That all men have a natural and indefeasible... | |
| Jonathan French - United States - 1847 - 506 pages
...emoluments or privileges, from the community, but in consideration of public services. 2. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety and happiness : For the advancement of these ends, they have at... | |
| Alabama. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1883 - 770 pages
...as expressed in the Declaration of Kights, in our present constitution, that "all political power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority."- — Decl. Ind., US Const. ; Const. (1875), Ala. Decl. Rights, £ 3. Tlio cases, indeed, are multitudinous,... | |
| E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1004 pages
...possessing, and protecting property and reputation; and of pursuing their own happiness. " That all power is inherent in the people; and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness. For the advancement of these ends, they have, at... | |
| Kentucky. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional amendments - 1849 - 1140 pages
...instrument, it •would have been said directly that I was resorting to demagoguism : " All power is inherent in the people, and all 'free governments are founded on their authori•ty, and instituted for their peace, safety, and ' happiness." This is a correct principle, and we feel and... | |
| Benjamin Franklin Hall - Real property - 1849 - 482 pages
...and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety. SEC. II. That all power is inherent in the people ; and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness. For the advancement of these end?, they have, nt... | |
| Indiana. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1850 - 1012 pages
...second section of the first article of our present Constitution, it is declared, " That all power is inherent in the people; and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness. For the advancement of these ends, they have, at... | |
| Indiana. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1850 - 1022 pages
...second section of the first article of our present Constitution, it iadeclared, " That all power is inherent in the people; and all free governments are founded on-, their authority, and instituted for their peace, . safety, and happiness. For the advancement of j these ends, they have,... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1851 - 680 pages
...the Bill of Rights, under the 9th Article of the Constitution of Pennsylvania), that " all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, and instituted for their peace, safety, and happiness ; for the advancement of these ends they have at... | |
| Kentucky - Law - 1851 - 548 pages
...exists no where in a republic — not even in the largest majority. 81 SECTION 4. That all power is inherent in the people, and all free governments are founded on their authority, nnd instituted for their peace, safety, happiness, security, and the protection of property. For the... | |
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